Congress decides if the law of euthanasia goes ahead | Society
A few days ago, the story of María José Carrasco, a 61-year-old woman from Madrid who suffered multiple sclerosis since 1989, was known. He lives in an articulated chair and has a fixed idea, that his end comes as soon as possible. She is cared for by her husband, Ángel Hernández, who is about to turn 70. Both believe that euthanasia would be ideal. "That the law be approved, but surely in Congress there will be some opposition initiative and it's delayed, "said Hernández, and cases like Carrasco's are the PSOE proposal that the Chamber admitted for processing and that this Wednesday decides if it goes ahead: it is debated in the Plenary the amendment to the totality that the Popular Party presented last week and that it is expected to be rejected.
According EFE, most of the groups have confirmed that they will vote against the popular ones. The health spokesman of the party, Jesus Maria Fernandez, has been convinced that the House will "knock down" the amendment because it is known that there is "a majority of groups" that will reject it.
Parliamentary sources of Podemos, PNV, ERC, PdeCat and Compromis (the latter two in the Mixed group) will also say "no" to the amendment, which will also not have the support of Citizens, although according to Health spokesman Francisco Igea they have not yet decided whether they will vote against or abstain.
If the announcements of the parliamentary groups are fulfilled, the proposal of socialist law -which has the rank of organic and entails a modification of the Penal Code-, now in the phase of partial amendments, will continue its parliamentary procedure for the first time in Spain to establish Euthanasia as an "individual right" to which those who suffer "a serious and incurable disease with a limited life prognosis" or "a serious, chronic and irreversible disability" that cause them "unbearable suffering" will be eligible. It can be done, says the text, in both public and private health care and doctors who do not wish to participate in the process may be declared conscientious objectors.
Regulate the decision on one's life is, for the Popular Party, "an aggression to the same principles and constitutional values that are invoked by some for the legalization of euthanasia." And raises some "quality palliative care, adequate health care and a comprehensive action by the administrations so that the natural end-of-life process responds to those principles of humanity and respect for dignity "in a text that, as he could check EL PAÍS, is a literal copy of another law called Rights and Guarantees of people in the process of dying that the Madrid Assembly approved in March 2017 at the initiative of the Madrid socialists.
